How far away do you have to be in order for it to clearly pick up your voice? I need this for work and I cant find a decent unidirectional mic anywhere!
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It really depends on the power of your voice and the background noise in your environment. For an average person in an office environment, 2-3 inches is optimal. 6 inches can work if you are projecting your voice and have a very quiet room. We hope that information helps, but you probably won't know until you test it.
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First of all, you must have the receiver box and a speaker source hooked up to use this transmitter. The transmitter is about the size of a pack of cigarettes. You would need to figure out a way to secure the transmitter to yourself if you are going to be moving around alot. This is not a transmitter and receiver combination. You must have a seperate reciver to use this device. If you can secure the transmitter then the mic ca clip onto your clothing and it does pick up pretty well.
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In order for the mic to be sensitive enough to pick up sounds at a distance, there is no avoiding background noise. This is very different than a mic that is kept close to your mouth, for example. Your best bet is to put in sound deadeners, like carpets and curtains, as it is the reflected sound that really increases the noise.
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I wish I could answer that, I barely get mine to work. I can't pick up voices over 5 to 8 feet away.
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As said, it depends on the distance, but if you can hear it yourself, the mic will pick it up. You may want to increase the sensitivity to +20db, though. In any case set your camcorder's mic level as low as possible, or you will get a lot of noise. This is in general a good idea from my experience (I am using a Sony CX730)
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how do you get the external mic to work, the manual says it only has dubbing function..
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Hi Framroz, there is no specific range for the built-in mic to work properly. Just make sure to be near the mic when receiving party is not hearing you. The built-in battery is not user replaceable. -Vincent
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I absolutely love this devise and now have to for our Law Firm and I'm about to buy one more. To answer your question it'll work well if the microphone is centrally placed. Well worth the money...
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It picks up sound fairly well for an on-board mic. Still not something I would want to use by itself as the quality always sounds spacey. Any mic that has a mini-jack(same size as headphone..can't remember the name right now) will work. I have a rode videomic that I use with mine. It does have a mini-shoe so you'll need to purchase an adapter for that if you're going to want to mount basically any good microphone on it.
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The best you can do is either put a dead cat on it or a blimp. It doesn't pick up much noise outside anyway unless it's REALLY windy. Mild wind noise will cancel itself out unless it's hitting the mic dead on the front end.As for distance, the sound quality will deteriorate with distance. I would not go more than 5-8 feet from the subject. Use a boom if needed.
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Hi Coty, have youtried the speakerphone function? how sensitive the mic is? can you speak like 0.5 m to 1 m from the mic and yet the other side still hear you clearly?
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Yes. I usually keep it on my desk about 3 feet from where I sit, and people tell me fairly often that I have a really high quality mic. It's probably the best microphone I've ever owned. I have to keep it on a small cloth pad to prevent it from picking up the vibrations from my computer through the desk.
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I wouldn't know because I'm only using it in a room. The mic is pretty powerful. You might want to try it and if it doesn't work out you can return it. This company seems really aimed to please. Im really happy with it. I can't complain. Hope this helps!
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Eh...it's a great mic, but if you have speakers on, there WILL be feedback sent through. I don't think there's a mic that can realistically cancel out sound from the speakers but still pick up your voice. They advertise it as such, but the tech isn't really there. It's a great mic though for all intents and purposes!
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In my experience that would not be the best usage for this microphone. While what you're trying to achieve is technically possible, you'll have much better success with a bidirectional mic for two speakers or an omnidirectional mic for more. The Procaster is an end-address cardioid mic which means it is designed to be spoken into from one direction. Rode makes some at least one omni, and the Blue Yeti series has some pattern switchable mics.
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Depending on the mode you choose, the microphone is very directional. As long as the fan is not behind you or in the direction you have the mic set to pick up, you shouldn't hear the fan unless you have it blowing right on the mic.
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I've only taken 2 calls with them on so far. But You can hear from both ears. I've had people tell me I sound distant (far away from mic) also.